Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Post your books for the challenge here.

Hola!
I'm going to read:
El cóndor de la pluma dorada by Blanca Miosi

Scoring (Can count as many of the following options as apply)

THEME/CONTENT (15 points)
5 points: Book is set in Peru
4 points: Book is set anywhere in Central or South America (Inca Empire: At its largest, the empire joined Peru, southwest Ecuador, western and south central Bolivia, northwest Argentina, a large portion of what is today Chile, and southwest Colombia.)
3 Points: Book is set during the 15th century: From 1438 to 1533 and the last chapter in 1911 (rediscovering Machu Picchu)
2 Points: Book specifically mentions Machu Picchu (many times, the first and last chapters are mainly set in Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu.)
1 Point: Book is about a lost civilization: Tawantinsuyu

AUTHOR (9 points)
5 Points: Written by a author from Peru: Blanca Miosi
4 Points: Translated from Spanish: I read it in Spanish

TITLE (7 points)
4 Points: Title contains a word or name not found in the English language [condor: Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur.]
3 Points: Title appears distressed or aged

COVER (must post picture) (4 points)
4 Points: Has a picture of mountains

BOOK LENGTH (3 points)
3 Points: 301- 400 pages

TOTAL SCORE: 38 POINTS

Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams.

Theme/Content
5 points: set in Peru
4 points: set in South America
3 points: set in 15th century. Partially. There are alternating narratives. The building of Machu Picchu and other nearby sites in the 15th century, followed by conquest and decline in the 16th. Hiram Bingham's treks to Peru in the early 20th century. The author's trips to follow Bingham in the 21st century.
2 points: Book mentions Machu Picchu, many times.
1 point: about a lost civilization

Author
3 points: last name starts with A as in Andes

Title
5 points: contains all the letters of Cusco
4 points: contains a word not original to the English Language
2 points: first word is a verb

Cover
5 points: a picture of Machu Picchu
4 points: picture of mountains
3 points: stone houses or dwellings
2 points: mostly green
1 point: crowd of people

Length
3 points: 301-400 pages

Total 47 points
This was the perfect book for this challenge.

Conversation in the Cathedral by Mario Vargas Llosa

THEME/CONTENT - 9 points
5 points: Book is set in Peru
4 points: Book is set anywhere in Central or South America

AUTHOR - 9 points
5 Points: Written by a author from Peru
4 Points: Translated from Spanish

BOOK LENGTH - 5 points
5 Points: >500 pages

Total: 23 points

Zeleni kontinent
Travel book by female author of mixed origins born in the Balkans.
THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in Peru
4 points: Book is set anywhere in Central or South America
2 Points: Book specifically mentions Machu Picchu
AUTHOR
3 Points: Author's first or last name begins with any of the letters found in "Andes"
COVER (must post picture)
5 Points: Has picture of Machu Picchu
4 Points: Has a picture of mountains
3 Points: Has a picture of stone houses or dwellings
BOOK LENGTH
1 Point: 100-200 pages
27 points

Cut Stones and Crossroads: A Journey in the Two Worlds of Peru by Ronald Wright


Theme:
5 points- set in Peru
4 points - set in any South American country
2 points - mentions Machu Picchu (pages 183-185)

Title:
5 points - contains all the letters in CUSCO

Cover:
3 points - picture of a stone house or dwelling
1 point- cover shows a crowd of people

Length:
2 points - 201 to 300 pages

Total: 22 points

Joining in a little late, book was finished on 2/29. Good think it is a Leap Year.

I'm reading
Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa

Theme
5 points--set in Peru
4 points--set in any South American contry
2 points--mentions Machu Picchu

Author
5 points-Author is from Peru
4 points--translated from Spanish

Length
2 points--201 to 300 pages

Total = 22 points

Late reporting, but I finished the book on Feb 27 so it should still count.



THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in Peru
4 points: Book is set anywhere in Central or South America

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by a author from Peru
4 Points: Translated from Spanish
1 Point: Author was younger than 30 when book was written

TITLE
None

COVER (must post picture)
None

BOOK LENGTH
4 Points: 401-500 pages

Total = 23 points

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in Peru
4 points: Book is set anywhere in Central or South America

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by a author from Peru: Blanca Miosi
4 Points: Translated from Spanish

TITLE
3 Points: Title appears distressed or aged

TOTAL: 21 points